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for the first time, president obama lays out the plan to end america's longest war. tonight, how and when u.s. troops will finally leave afghanistan. >>> red flags from the gunman who carried out the massacre in california. as new details emerge about his troubled history, the question becomes what could have been done to stop him? >>> and food fight. michele obama, as we rarely heard her before, returning to her campaign by accusing republicans in congress of playing politics with children's health. "nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. in a little over 24 hours we'll hear from edward snowden, the 30-year-old american who is responsible for the most staggering theft of american intelligence secrets in the modern era. he is wanted on espionage charges. he continues to live in exile in russia. a number of people in high positions in the government and the intelligence community are anxious to hear what he says, understandably, when we air our conversation with him t
for the first time, president obama lays out the plan to end america's longest war. tonight, how and when u.s. troops will finally leave afghanistan. >>> red flags from the gunman who carried out the massacre in california. as new details emerge about his troubled history, the question becomes what could have been done to stop him? >>> and food fight. michele obama, as we rarely heard her before, returning to her campaign by accusing republicans in congress of playing politics...
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president obama called this a pivotal moment for u.s. service members fighting overseas. >> our troops are coming home. by the end of this year, our war in afghanistan will finally come to an end. hours earlier, the president obama himself arrived home from afghanistan after a surprise overnight trip to thank the troops in person. >> the american people stand united. we support you. we are proud of you. we stand in awe of your service. >> reporter: here at home, the commander in chief is facing tough scrutiny how the u.s. served veterans with allegations of deaths from delayed treatments and other miss conduct at the va. with eric shinseki in attendance, president obama eluded to the scandal. >> these americans did their duty. they ask nothing more than our country does ours for now and decades to come. >> reporter: vice president biden was more blunt. >> there is a sacred obligation and we're behind right now. the va is having problems, and we got to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: overnight, another potentially damaging revelatio
president obama called this a pivotal moment for u.s. service members fighting overseas. >> our troops are coming home. by the end of this year, our war in afghanistan will finally come to an end. hours earlier, the president obama himself arrived home from afghanistan after a surprise overnight trip to thank the troops in person. >> the american people stand united. we support you. we are proud of you. we stand in awe of your service. >> reporter: here at home, the commander...
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at west point today, president obama argued for restraints before the u.s. commits to any future military action. >> just because we have the best hammer, does not mean that every problem is a nail. >> reporter: but today's speech also marked a public acknowledgement that syria now offers a haven for extremists so dangerous it's drawing comparisons to the threat posed by afghanistan before 9/11. >> as the syrian civil war spills across borders, the capacity of battle hardened extremists groups to come after us only increases. >> reporter: senior intelligence officials tell nbc news this suicide bombing last sunday was the first known attack carried out by an american citizen with ties to al qaeda since the syrian civil war. >> we let syria go so far down this path of violence and instability that there are absolutely no good choices in terrorism coming home to root in the u.s. from syria is a very real possibility. >> reporter: today president obama promised to increase support and considering asking congress to approve direct military training by u.s. force
at west point today, president obama argued for restraints before the u.s. commits to any future military action. >> just because we have the best hammer, does not mean that every problem is a nail. >> reporter: but today's speech also marked a public acknowledgement that syria now offers a haven for extremists so dangerous it's drawing comparisons to the threat posed by afghanistan before 9/11. >> as the syrian civil war spills across borders, the capacity of battle hardened...
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obama cheryl hurd is on our presidential detail. she joins us from the walmart where he will be speaking on thursday. >> reporter: it is no coincidence that people are running around sprucing up this walmart store. it's not every day the president drops by your store. for some, this visit is a little surprising. on friday, president obama will come to this walmart store in mountain view to talk about the importance of energy efficiency. uc berkley's director is of a little surprised. >> they haven't been the stellar company on many issues. however, if they were to act. if they were to raise wages. if they were to
obama cheryl hurd is on our presidential detail. she joins us from the walmart where he will be speaking on thursday. >> reporter: it is no coincidence that people are running around sprucing up this walmart store. it's not every day the president drops by your store. for some, this visit is a little surprising. on friday, president obama will come to this walmart store in mountain view to talk about the importance of energy efficiency. uc berkley's director is of a little surprised....
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president obama won with 71% of the latino vote. democrats would like to replicate that in the midterms and beyond. >> it's a little early to brand anybody a likely vice president pick in 2016 but it's clear that the obama team and the democratic party has seen julian castro as a raising star since they showcased him at the convention and rounds out his resume and puts him in a position if the 2016 nominee wants to go in that direction, he'll be ready. >> reporter: if nominated and confirmed, castro would replace sean donovan who is expected to move. to another position within administration, the onb. castro is married with a young daughter. he calls his mom who ran for city counsel while growing up his inspiration. the white house is not commenting tonight. lester? >> thanks. david gregory will have much more tomorrow on "meet the press" check your local listings for times. >>> tonight at least 25 people are dead after the worst flooding in more than a century. many forced from their homes after more than four months of rain fell i
president obama won with 71% of the latino vote. democrats would like to replicate that in the midterms and beyond. >> it's a little early to brand anybody a likely vice president pick in 2016 but it's clear that the obama team and the democratic party has seen julian castro as a raising star since they showcased him at the convention and rounds out his resume and puts him in a position if the 2016 nominee wants to go in that direction, he'll be ready. >> reporter: if nominated and...
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vladimir putin like we rarely heard him before, flashes of anger at president obama and defiant over ukraine where there has been a new explosion of violence. >>> a growing recall, nearly 2 million pounds of potentially tainted beef and more products ing added to the list while the entire population of a big city is told to beware of the water. >> seconds from disaster, commercial airliners on a collision course in the sky. a fourth near miss in the matter of weeks and questions what is to blame. >>> on the road again at age 90, bob dole has gone home embarking on a mission across kansas, where they are happy to see a native son return. "nightly news" begins now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. he is a man at the center of so much of the news we cover of late and just today we heard vladimir putin, the president of russia speak in a way we never heard before. this was at an economic forum in st. petersburg in russia, and while mostly the subject was ukraiew ukraine and the recent actions there, putin t
vladimir putin like we rarely heard him before, flashes of anger at president obama and defiant over ukraine where there has been a new explosion of violence. >>> a growing recall, nearly 2 million pounds of potentially tainted beef and more products ing added to the list while the entire population of a big city is told to beware of the water. >> seconds from disaster, commercial airliners on a collision course in the sky. a fourth near miss in the matter of weeks and questions...
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president obama promises swift action amid this growing scandal at the va. and tonight, our nbc news investigation uncovering serious problems at another va facility. >>> rescue mission. late word tonight of u.s. troops on the move joining the hunt to find hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapd by terrorists. >>> security breach. another major cyber attack on another american company. more than 100 million customers at risk being warned to take action. >>> and fair warning. news tonight about some of the biggest frustrations for fliers and new rules announced for everyone who buys airline tickets online. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt sitting in for brian who remains on assignment one more night. he hasn't spoken publicly about it in over three weeks, but today amid a highly charged political environment, president obama responded with outrage to the growing scandal at va hospitals, calling allegations of misconduct that left seriously ill
president obama promises swift action amid this growing scandal at the va. and tonight, our nbc news investigation uncovering serious problems at another va facility. >>> rescue mission. late word tonight of u.s. troops on the move joining the hunt to find hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapd by terrorists. >>> security breach. another major cyber attack on another american company. more than 100 million customers at risk being warned to take action. >>> and fair warning....
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obama didn't talk specifically about the v.a. scandal, but he emphasized the country's obligation to its military veterans. >> helping our wounded warriors and veterans heal isn't just a promise, it's a sacred obligation. >> reporter: some veterans marking memorial day at home cheered the visit. >> it shows he cares. >> reporter: still, anger over the v.a. continues to grow. >> there should be some stiff punishment for the people that are allowing this to go on. >> reporter: but in afghanistan today, the president said he wanted to make sure the active duty troops know they're not forgotten. >> i may not be able to take a selfie with everybody, but i'll shake every hand. >> reporter: the president will be back at the white house tomorrow and participate in memorial day celebrations here in d.c. but the v.a. scandal continues to loom large at parades and commemorations across the country this weekend. and with congress in recess, veterans have a chance to be heard directly. lester? >> kristen welker, thank you. >>> in ukraine toni
obama didn't talk specifically about the v.a. scandal, but he emphasized the country's obligation to its military veterans. >> helping our wounded warriors and veterans heal isn't just a promise, it's a sacred obligation. >> reporter: some veterans marking memorial day at home cheered the visit. >> it shows he cares. >> reporter: still, anger over the v.a. continues to grow. >> there should be some stiff punishment for the people that are allowing this to go on....
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as president obama dangled the threat of tough o'er action against russia, the crisis in ukraine took a dangerous and deadly new turn today on the ground and in the air. as ukrainian forces in the east launch a major counter offensive against pro russian insurgents who then shot down two ukrainian helicopters. but the conflict has spread to southern ukraine. a country increasingly divided against itself, coming closer to the brink. we get more from our british partner itn. >> the term civil war should not be used lightly, but tonight, ukraine appears to be perilously close. >> the southern port city of odes odessa, a city split between those loyal to russia and those to ukraine. the two sides fought in the city center and the result was a bloodbath. more than 30 known to have died, and it is likely to have been more. unlike the east of ukraine, pro russians cannot dominate here. normal ukrainians, young women, middle aged mothers, joined in on the fight. the police were nowhere to be seen and there was little they could have done. it is when the pro ukrainians got on top that it becam
as president obama dangled the threat of tough o'er action against russia, the crisis in ukraine took a dangerous and deadly new turn today on the ground and in the air. as ukrainian forces in the east launch a major counter offensive against pro russian insurgents who then shot down two ukrainian helicopters. but the conflict has spread to southern ukraine. a country increasingly divided against itself, coming closer to the brink. we get more from our british partner itn. >> the term...
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the latest was rewarded today after being delayed for years in bureaucracy, president obama bestowed this nation's highest military honor decorateing a young man whose combat actions in afghanistan were the definition of courage and sacrifice. we get his story tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski. >> reporter: army specialist kyle white on a rugged mountain pass in eastern afghanistan, moments before his world exploded in what he calls the worst day of his life. >> it just seemed like the entire valley was there. >> reporter: white's platoon became under heavy fire in an enemy ambush. with no place to take cover, white, himself, was severely injured and feared the worst. >> i remember thinking we're not going to make it through this pun u one. >> reporter: this specialist was seriously wounded. white ran through a barrage of fire to save him. >> came saved my life. >> reporter: who other soldiers were injured. white repeatedly raced through enemy fire to save them. >> you request see the rocks around him, you see sparks fly out. >> reporter: about the third or four
the latest was rewarded today after being delayed for years in bureaucracy, president obama bestowed this nation's highest military honor decorateing a young man whose combat actions in afghanistan were the definition of courage and sacrifice. we get his story tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski. >> reporter: army specialist kyle white on a rugged mountain pass in eastern afghanistan, moments before his world exploded in what he calls the worst day of his life....
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and yesterday she lunched with president obama who today said if hillary clinton does decide to run, she would be very effective. brian? >> kate snow on hillary clinton. kate, thank you. as always. >>> still ahead for us on a friday night, a new way to avoid what can be a painful side effect of cancer treatment offering new hope to a lot of families along the way. >>> and later, what all these people were searching for at night with flashlights in a public park in los angeles. >>> our health news concerns the progress doctors have made treating breast cancer but a big worry that persists nonetheless for younger patients and survivors, whether they will be able to have children after chemotherapy. we get more on the hope front tonight from our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> reporter: christi and bubba were college sweethearts who married and dreamed of having a big family. but after their daughter lauren was born, christi was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> there was no option for me to do anything but to figure out how to beat this and beat this the best that i could.
and yesterday she lunched with president obama who today said if hillary clinton does decide to run, she would be very effective. brian? >> kate snow on hillary clinton. kate, thank you. as always. >>> still ahead for us on a friday night, a new way to avoid what can be a painful side effect of cancer treatment offering new hope to a lot of families along the way. >>> and later, what all these people were searching for at night with flashlights in a public park in los...
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and as president obama told al roker today, nigeria said yes. >> so what we've done is we have offered and it's been accepted, help from our military and law enforcement officials. we're going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them. >> reporter: military, investigative, and intelligence assistance. and expertise in hostage negotiations. international response to the kidnapping was slow at first, but this map shows how word spread on social media. the #bringbackourgirls exploding around the world over 12 days reaching a million so far. new rallies today in washington, d.c. and new york. and last night in los angeles. filmmaker rama a mosley was there. she not only rallied in the street, she started a facebook campaign. >> using social media, using facebook, using twitter to tell the world we will not accept school girls being kidnapped from school. >> reporter: the story of nigeria's missing school girls at the hands of terrorists has touched a nerve around the world. >> you don't have to be a mother to understand the seriousness. it's painful. it's outrage. >> reporter:
and as president obama told al roker today, nigeria said yes. >> so what we've done is we have offered and it's been accepted, help from our military and law enforcement officials. we're going to do everything we can to provide assistance to them. >> reporter: military, investigative, and intelligence assistance. and expertise in hostage negotiations. international response to the kidnapping was slow at first, but this map shows how word spread on social media. the...
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. >>> tomorrow here in new york, president obama will dedicate the national 9/11 museum. visitors are in for what one writer called a punch to the gut and after getting a preview of our own, we can confirm that. unlike other museums, there are boxes of tissues located throughout the exhibits and visitors will indeed need them. >> reporter: it's almost overwhelming, just like that day was, and museum visitors should be prepared for how powerful it all is all over again. it's a story, a remembrance that starts at 8:46 a.m., the first impact when the world ended for so many people. it's taken over a decade and while a tall new building towers over this site, the remembrance takes place below, the twin memorial pools at ground level and the new museum underground, seven stories down. alice greenwald is the woman in charge of this big, yet delicate yet gargantuan project. come in and we're met with a powerful visual. our guided-tour started with the first thing you see, a battered and rusted remnant of the old structure, the parts of the exterior spine of the world trade cente
. >>> tomorrow here in new york, president obama will dedicate the national 9/11 museum. visitors are in for what one writer called a punch to the gut and after getting a preview of our own, we can confirm that. unlike other museums, there are boxes of tissues located throughout the exhibits and visitors will indeed need them. >> reporter: it's almost overwhelming, just like that day was, and museum visitors should be prepared for how powerful it all is all over again. it's a...
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in downtown, san jose, not business as usual as the city prepares to host obama.
in downtown, san jose, not business as usual as the city prepares to host obama.
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. >>> on this traditional college decision day for high school seniors across the country, the obama administration took the unusual step today of releasing a list of 55 colleges and universities that are being investigated for possible violations of anti-discrimination laws, including the handling of sexual assault complaints on campus. these range from ivy leagues to public institutions. the potential violations come under title nine, which prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal money. we put the entire list of 55 colleges on our website tonight. >>> overseas now, a deadly bomb attack in nigeria late today on a busy street in that country's capital, killing at least nine people. it's the latest in a wave of violence by islamic extremists that has taken well over 1,000 lives so far just this year. the nigerian government also so far largely unable to stop it. and it gets worse. as you may have heard, terrorists have kidnapped more than 200 teenage schoolgirls. a nightmare for the parents and their whereabouts unknown leaving their families anxious and angry.
. >>> on this traditional college decision day for high school seniors across the country, the obama administration took the unusual step today of releasing a list of 55 colleges and universities that are being investigated for possible violations of anti-discrimination laws, including the handling of sexual assault complaints on campus. these range from ivy leagues to public institutions. the potential violations come under title nine, which prohibits gender discrimination at schools...
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. >> reporter: president obama has said legal safeguards restrict surveillance against u.s. citizens without a warrant. but spying on foreign nationals is different. an internal nsa newsletter brags that shipments of computer rueters and servers headed all over the world are intercepted by the nsa and redirected to a secret location so they can implant surveillance devices. >> no way of knowing how widespread this is? >> we know that it's systematic. that there are divisions in the nsa and teams in the nsa devoted to doing this. >> reporter: the nsa says the implication that the foreign intelligence collection is arbitrary and unconstrained is false. nsa's activities are focused on valid foreign intelligence targets. greenwald says he has thousands of documents and plans to reveal more on the intercept, a digital magazine whose parent company has a collaboration agreement with nbc news. >> several of the top, say, 5 or 10 are stories that are left to be told. one s that will really shock th world. >> reporter: green wald spoke with snowden 24 hours ago, but germany or brazil
. >> reporter: president obama has said legal safeguards restrict surveillance against u.s. citizens without a warrant. but spying on foreign nationals is different. an internal nsa newsletter brags that shipments of computer rueters and servers headed all over the world are intercepted by the nsa and redirected to a secret location so they can implant surveillance devices. >> no way of knowing how widespread this is? >> we know that it's systematic. that there are divisions...
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it's also going to create one more crisis for the obama administration in an already troubled region. lester? >> ayman mohyeldin tonight, thank you. >>> tuesday marks one year since a huge and devastating tornado swept through moore, oklahoma, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds. since then, engineers have been studying the damage to determine how buildings might be constructed differently to better protect them and those inside. we get more on this tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> that day was the most terrifying day of my life. >> reporter: a year ago this week, briarwood elementary was torn apart, and amanda mccalister's three kids somehow survived. >> you have to prepare yourself, because you don't know -- hold on. what you're going to see. so that was the hardest for me. >> reporter: since then, researchers have been analyzing the damage in moore, looking for clues to see if structures can be better protected from future tornadoes. an engineer at the university of oklahoma, chris ramseyer presented initial findings to the state legislature, citing possible construction f
it's also going to create one more crisis for the obama administration in an already troubled region. lester? >> ayman mohyeldin tonight, thank you. >>> tuesday marks one year since a huge and devastating tornado swept through moore, oklahoma, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds. since then, engineers have been studying the damage to determine how buildings might be constructed differently to better protect them and those inside. we get more on this tonight from nbc's gabe...
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. >>> here in new york, an emotional day in lower manhattan as president obama dedicated the national september 11th memorial museum, almost 13 years after the attacks that changed this country. after getting a private tour of the exhibits, the president called it a place for all americans alive today and generations yet to be born to learn the story of those lost and those who tried to save them. our national correspondent kate snow was there. ♪ >> reporter: with the museum itself, the dedication ceremony took us back to relive that day and remember it. >> mark, this is your mom, apparently there are terrorists attack that crashed the aircraft. >> reporter: it honors 3,000 people lost in pennsylvania, the pentagon and twin towers. 13 years of debates about what this sacred space should look like, feel like, the officials simply told stories. >> some of the injured huddled in the wreckage of the 78th floor and then there came a a voice, clear, calm, saying he had found the stairs. >> reporter: the president spoke about their son, wells. >> he carried a red bandanna everywhere? >> al
. >>> here in new york, an emotional day in lower manhattan as president obama dedicated the national september 11th memorial museum, almost 13 years after the attacks that changed this country. after getting a private tour of the exhibits, the president called it a place for all americans alive today and generations yet to be born to learn the story of those lost and those who tried to save them. our national correspondent kate snow was there. ♪ >> reporter: with the museum...
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it was president eisenhower who gave the highway system and the obama administration is at least floating the idea of states charging tolls to pay for repairs. in the way, this is a cost of good intentions. normally taxes on gas go to road repairs, but cars get better mileage and younger people are buying fewer cars, so with 47,000 miles of highway to attend to, the states may get to charge tolls, if they so choose. >>> when we come back tonight, inside the mind of your dogs, some new insights on the way. >>> finally tonight, it has taken the good folks at yale university to try to figure out once and for all what's going on in the heads of the dogs we love, what they are feeling, trying to tell us with their eyes, and it turns out, as so many had suspected, it has a lot to do with us. the story tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: there is a look dog owners say, an all-knowing mind-reading look. >> sometimes she has very inquisitive eyes, so it's almost like she's got something going on in there. >> reporter: dog owners may want their pets to be more smarter and human like tha
it was president eisenhower who gave the highway system and the obama administration is at least floating the idea of states charging tolls to pay for repairs. in the way, this is a cost of good intentions. normally taxes on gas go to road repairs, but cars get better mileage and younger people are buying fewer cars, so with 47,000 miles of highway to attend to, the states may get to charge tolls, if they so choose. >>> when we come back tonight, inside the mind of your dogs, some new...
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president obama has been briefed several times about the missing girls, according to white house officials. lester? >> kristen welker in washington, thanks. >>> an alarming new report on climate change is expected to be released this week by the federal government, the latest in a series of influential studies on the topic. a draft of the report includes a sobering forecast about how climate and weather conditions may change here in the united states. nbc's ann curry tonight with some of the key points. >> reporter: this scene, a street collapsing after a heavy downpour in baltimore last week, is one example of extreme weather events that may be more common in the future, according to a draft of the national climate assessment. the report by a 60-member committee, including the defense department, the american cancer society and chevron, in addition to climate scientists, says the warming is primarily driven by human activity and predicts temperatures in the u.s. could soar by as much as 10 degrees by 2100. snow and rain in the northeast could increase by nearly a third. hurricanes in the
president obama has been briefed several times about the missing girls, according to white house officials. lester? >> kristen welker in washington, thanks. >>> an alarming new report on climate change is expected to be released this week by the federal government, the latest in a series of influential studies on the topic. a draft of the report includes a sobering forecast about how climate and weather conditions may change here in the united states. nbc's ann curry tonight with...